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GIVEAWAY: Win a bottle of antioxidant-rich Curcumin Advanced

The nice people over at Mercola.com contacted me recently to see if I wanted to run a giveaway for TMBL readers.

After checking out what was on offer (this blog will never peddle snake oil. That’s a TMBL guarantee), my reply was a resounding ‘yes, please!’ and I was also a teeny bit jealous. It’s a crying shame that we live in a world where bloggers can’t enter their own competitions.

The product

Curcumin Advanced is a high-quality, bioavailable form of curcumin – the antioxidant-laden spice that gives turmeric its bright yellow colour.

My favorite spicy dish was a chicken caciotore that I call “Bleep that I Make Up.” I only had a small package of chicken breast strips and five hungry mouths to feed including mine. I had the basic understanding of chicken, peppers, onions, and tomato sauce. I took out all my veggies from my produce draw, chopped them up including three long banana peppers, carrots, red peppers, zucchini, onions and maybe more. I took a big can of organic diced tomatoes and simmered all the veggies till juicy. I dropped the chicken in, 10 minutes later we were in for a surprise. It was hot as heck! But my husband liked it enough (which is saying something!) That he asked me to make it again only not so hot. There are no mistakes just happy little accidents.

I would love to be picked to win. I am one of the care givers for my mother in law. She is in end stage renal failure and has been taking an antibiotic for the past 11 months. Tuesday she had cutting edge procedure called a fecal matter transplant. She finds it difficult to drink but eats well. I have working on incorporating juices into her diet and all home made meals. During the time of taking the antibiotics, she had been to the hospital 17 times for many different reasons, 1 being surgery to take out 10 inches of colon and bowel and intestine that had rotted away and gave her a fistula. Long story, I have been making a smoothie with almond milk, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 banana, 1/2 cup frozen mango and chia seeds. I would love to be able to give her something in a capsule form to be easier to consume for her. We are attempting to be healthier by eating better and making time however tired we feel at the end of the day.
Thank you for considering!
Nicole